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LowerBoy:
Hello All,

I started on 5/5, so this is day 2 for me...

My stats: 28 y/o male, 219 lbs, 5'10''.

When I started reading the book yesterday, at noon, the first thing I did was drink a hot cup of sugar water. Problems cropped up immediately:

1. I didn't have anything to measure the sugar with (i was at work)
2. I got seriously hypoglycemic -- sweaty and shaky! so no more sucrose water for me.

On the bright side... my appetite did seem to be supressed for the rest of the day.

My mission for today:
- Procure fructose (this is proving difficult -- where do you guys get this stuff??)
- Procure extra-light olive oil [done]
- Consume extra-light olive [to be done after post]... seems gross and i'm scared.

No weigh-ins today.

More later...

- LowerBoy

mjohnson121:
Fructose can usually be found in the bulk foods dept. of a health food store.

I'm somehwhat similar to you in specs: 29 y/o, started at 200.4.

ELOO goes down easier for me if I drink a bit of water FIRST, then drink some water right after. But it's not disgusting...kind of a "neutral" experience for me...neither pleasant nor unpleasant really. I know some people recommend keeping it cool, and I did find that when I had it warmed up (from being in the car) yesterday it was closer to "unpleasant" than neutral.

Hope that helps a bit, and good luck (although luck, other than FINDING out about this diet, has nothing to do with it! :)

-Mark

LowerBoy:
Mark, I'll try sticking it in the fridge, thanks!

(btw, I do drink water afterwards -- though I haven't though of it as prelude...)

- LB

BCfromBC:
I tried 2 T. Canola oil the first time.  GROSSSS!!!  Within 10 min I had a severe dizzy spell (don't know what that was about, other than my body not used to it and reacting. . .maybe.  I don't have a gall-bladder anymore.)  It lasted for 45 min. during which time I had to say sitting down.  Never happened since.  I since tried EX Lite Olive Oil, (Now I know what ELOO means!!!)  LOL and it's a huge improvement over Canola oil.  As soon as I down the oil at the back of my throat, I immediately drink from a 500 ml bottle of water to which I've already added 2 T. white sugar.  Oil taste and feel is instantly gone. Taking oil is no longer a problem for me. 

Allison717:
BC - Thanks for posting about your differing reactions to Canola/ELOO.  After my reaction to canola yesterday, I'm hesitant to take it again, but plan to do a single T tonight.  At least then, if I feel crappy after, I can go to bed!

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